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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa

Men's Tennis

Hoyas Knock Off Morgan State

Feb. 9, 2017

Complete Results

WASHINGTON - Georgetown University men's tennis team defeated Morgan State by a score of 6-1 on Wednesday at Arlington YMCA. This win moves the team to (2-2) on the young season.

The Blue & Gray won a tightly-contested doubles point. The Hoyas won at No. 1 and No. 2. Senior Jordan Portner (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) and junior Mac Rechan (Clayton, Mo./Clayton) won 6-1 at No.1 and junior Peter Beatty (Portland, Ore./Middlesex School) and senior Yannik Mahlangu (Henderson, Nev./Green Valley High School) won 6-3 at No.2.

Georgetown ran away in singles play registering wins in five of six matches. Sophomore Michael Chen (Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel High School) won at No. 2, 6-3, 4-2. No. 3 and No. 4 had competitive three-set matches with Mahlangu winning, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 and senior Jack Murphy (Coronado, Calif./La Jolla Country Day) won 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Senior Ryan McElvenny (Houston, Texas/The Kinkaid School) won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 and junior Bart Parenese (Milton, Mass./Milton Academy) won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6.

The Hoyas return to action on February 11 when they host Monmouth. The match will begin at 4 p.m. ET.

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Players Mentioned

Yannik Mahlangu

Yannik Mahlangu

5' 7"
Senior
Michael Chen

Michael Chen

6' 2"
Freshman
Ryan McElvenny

Ryan McElvenny

6' 4"
Junior
Peter Beatty

Peter Beatty

6' 5"
Freshman
Mac Rechan

Mac Rechan

5' 10"
Freshman
Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy

6' 0"
Freshman
Jordan Portner

Jordan Portner

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Yannik Mahlangu

Yannik Mahlangu

5' 7"
Senior
Michael Chen

Michael Chen

6' 2"
Freshman
Ryan McElvenny

Ryan McElvenny

6' 4"
Junior
Peter Beatty

Peter Beatty

6' 5"
Freshman
Mac Rechan

Mac Rechan

5' 10"
Freshman
Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy

6' 0"
Freshman
Jordan Portner

Jordan Portner

6' 2"
Freshman